Three Kingdoms: Dad Was Scared to Death from the Start, So I Survived by Playing the Coward

Han Jing, a modern-day overworked office drone, opens his eyes to find that he has transmigrated into the Three Kingdoms era as the son of Han Fu, the infamous pushover warlord!

And his new life is hell from the very start:

His good-for-nothing father just slit his own throat in the outhouse, and Yuan Shao’s emissary and his “friend” Zhang Miao are already blocking the door to “offer their condolences.”

The original owner was even more useless, scared to death by news of his own father’s demise!

Faced with probing questions dripping with murderous intent, Han Jing’s acting skills kick into overdrive:

He wails and shifts the blame, drops to his knees and begs for mercy, then trembles and asks for soldiers to be sent to “give him courage”...

He plays the part of a cowardly, incompetent, harmless young master to perfection.

Satisfied, Zhang Miao and the others leave behind a squad of “guards.”

But no one sees the cold glint in Han Jing’s eyes as he lowers his head.

In this chaotic age, pretending to be a coward is only the beginning.

He sneaks a glance outside the courtyard at a burly, honest-looking man carrying a pair of halberds...

Dian Wei, my first bodyguard. How do I trick... I mean, recruit him?

Yuan Benchu, Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande...

Don’t rush, big shots. I’ll play the coward for a while first, then we can... take our time!